This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C0EA60.F84C7FEE Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > Thanks to all who responded. The x1045a Gigabit v1.1 is an Alteon > card that handles VLAN tagging just fine over a fiber interface. > Alteon sold the business unit that produced this card to 3Com. This > card is no longer sold by SUN.=20 >=20 > The v2.0 card is a Sun built product that does not recognize the IEEE > 802.1q standard. =20 >=20 > There are reports of a new gigabit card from Sun, which is advertised > as supporting IEEE 802.1q, but only comes with a UTP interface. I > related this information to my networking team, who speak mostly > Cisco, and their response was --- Why only UTP? =20 >=20 > This is clearly an awkward time to attempt to initiate a Sun based > gigabit solution that needs to support IEEE 802.1q. within a Cisco > gigabit infrastructure composed entirely of fiber. > Thans again. >=20 > Regards, > Eric Kirkpatrick > Sr. Network Architect > Vericenter, Inc. >=20 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C0EA60.F84C7FEE Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV=3D"Content-Type" CONTENT=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META NAME=3D"Generator" CONTENT=3D"MS Exchange Server version = 6.0.4417.0"> <TITLE>SUMMARY: x1045a Gigabit v1.1 SBus running vge-driver = rev=3D2.0.24+ and IEEE 208.1q VLAN tagging</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <!-- Converted from text/rtf format --> <BR> <P><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Thanks to all who = responded. The x1045a Gigabit v1.1 is an Alteon card that handles = VLAN tagging just fine over a fiber interface. Alteon sold the = business unit that produced this card to 3Com. This card is no = longer sold by SUN. </FONT></SPAN></P> <P><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">The v2.0 card is a = Sun built product that does not recognize the IEEE 802.1q = standard. </FONT></SPAN> </P> <P><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">There are reports = of a new gigabit card from Sun, which is advertised as supporting IEEE = 802.1q, but only comes with a UTP interface. I related this = information to my networking team, who speak mostly Cisco, and their = response was --- Why only UTP? </FONT></SPAN></P> <P><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">This is clearly an = awkward time to attempt to initiate a Sun based gigabit solution that = needs to support IEEE 802.1q. within a Cisco gigabit = infrastructure composed entirely of fiber.</FONT></SPAN></P> <P><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Thans = again.</FONT></SPAN> </P> <P><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 = FACE=3D"Arial">Regards,</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Eric = Kirkpatrick</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Sr. Network = Architect</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Vericenter, = Inc.</FONT></SPAN> </P> </BODY> </HTML> ------_=_NextPart_001_01C0EA60.F84C7FEE--Received on Fri Jun 1 07:06:16 2001
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